Day: August 24, 2022

Meeting reviews progress of ongoing development schemes in Bahawalpur

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BAHAWALPUR:Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Zahid Parvez Waraich, in a meeting on Tuesday, reviewed the progress of ongoing development projects in Bahawalpur district. In the meeting, ongoing development schemes under Annual Development Program 2022-23, Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Program (SAP-IV 2021-22), and Community Development Program (CDP-III 2020-21) were reviewed. Deputy Director Development Malik Mehboob Elahi Khar, Chief […]

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PM announces exemption to 17.1 mln consumers from FAC; waiver of fixed tax on retailers

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DOHA:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced a complete exemption to about 17.1 million electricity consumers out of 30 million in the country from paying their fuel adjustment charges in the electricity bills. As immediate relief measures to the masses, the prime minister said the government had also notified rescinding of levy of fixed […]

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Punjab govt to compensate flood victims: Addl CS Saqib Zafar

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MULTAN:Additional Chief Secretary Punjab Capt (Retd) Saqib Zafar on Tuesday said that Punjab government had started survey in flood-hit areas to compensate affectees and to repair and restore roads. The flood-hit areas have been declared as Calamity Zone by the Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and water tax has also been waived off in […]

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Souvenir Design Competition: Prize distributed among winners

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LAHORE:Lahore Arts Council on Tuesday organized a prize distribution ceremony of “Souvenir Design Competition” among the winners here at Alhamra Art Museum. For the competition, around thirty souvenirs were submitted to Alhamra Art Museum with different creative ideas. Among the competition, Afeera Fatima won the first prize, M Awais Siddique won the second prize, while […]

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Islamic Relief’s CEO distributes food, cheques among flood victims

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QUETTA:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Islamic Relief Canada Usama Afzal Khan on Tuesday said that the recent monsoon rains had severely affected Balochistan despite agriculture has affected a lot and people need to help at this time in the area. He expressed these views while distributing food items among the flood victims, and cheques of […]

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Senate body on Petroleum for taking stringent measures to facilitate common man

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ISLAMABAD:The Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum on Tuesday stressed the need for stringent measures to facilitate the common man in Pakistan. The meeting was presided over by Senator Abdul Qadir while other members included Senator Engr. Rukhsana Zuberi, Senator Fida Muhammad, Senator Shamim Afridi, Senator Aon Abbas, Senator Prince Ahmed Omer Ahmedzai, Senator Atta ur […]

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